diff --git a/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js b/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js
index 165569dbd..3877d6ee7 100644
--- a/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js
+++ b/src/observers/link_prefetch_observer.js
@@ -9,10 +9,14 @@ import { StreamMessage } from "../core/streams/stream_message"
 import { FetchMethod, FetchRequest } from "../http/fetch_request"
 import { prefetchCache, cacheTtl } from "../core/drive/prefetch_cache"
 
+const observedEvents = {
+  "mouseenter": ["mouseleave"],
+  "touchstart": ["touchend", "touchcancel"]
+}
+
 export class LinkPrefetchObserver {
   started = false
-  hoverTriggerEvent = "mouseenter"
-  touchTriggerEvent = "touchstart"
+  #linkToPrefetch = null
 
   constructor(delegate, eventTarget) {
     this.delegate = delegate
@@ -32,26 +36,34 @@ export class LinkPrefetchObserver {
   stop() {
     if (!this.started) return
 
-    this.eventTarget.removeEventListener(this.hoverTriggerEvent, this.#tryToPrefetchRequest, {
-      capture: true,
-      passive: true
-    })
-    this.eventTarget.removeEventListener(this.touchTriggerEvent, this.#tryToPrefetchRequest, {
-      capture: true,
-      passive: true
+    Object.entries(observedEvents).forEach(([startEventName, stopEventNames]) => {
+      this.eventTarget.removeEventListener(startEventName, this.#tryToPrefetchRequest, {
+        capture: true,
+        passive: true
+      })
+      stopEventNames.forEach((stopEventName) => {
+        this.eventTarget.removeEventListener(stopEventName, this.#tryToCancelPrefetchRequest, {
+          capture: true,
+          passive: true
+        })
+      })
     })
     this.eventTarget.removeEventListener("turbo:before-fetch-request", this.#tryToUsePrefetchedRequest, true)
     this.started = false
   }
 
   #enable = () => {
-    this.eventTarget.addEventListener(this.hoverTriggerEvent, this.#tryToPrefetchRequest, {
-      capture: true,
-      passive: true
-    })
-    this.eventTarget.addEventListener(this.touchTriggerEvent, this.#tryToPrefetchRequest, {
-      capture: true,
-      passive: true
+    Object.entries(observedEvents).forEach(([startEventName, stopEventNames]) => {
+      this.eventTarget.addEventListener(startEventName, this.#tryToPrefetchRequest, {
+        capture: true,
+        passive: true
+      })
+      stopEventNames.forEach((stopEventName) => {
+        this.eventTarget.addEventListener(stopEventName, this.#tryToCancelPrefetchRequest, {
+          capture: true,
+          passive: true
+        })
+      })
     })
     this.eventTarget.addEventListener("turbo:before-fetch-request", this.#tryToUsePrefetchedRequest, true)
     this.started = true
@@ -68,6 +80,7 @@ export class LinkPrefetchObserver {
       const location = getLocationForLink(link)
 
       if (this.delegate.canPrefetchRequestToLocation(link, location)) {
+        this.#linkToPrefetch = link
         const fetchRequest = new FetchRequest(
           this,
           FetchMethod.get,
@@ -77,12 +90,18 @@ export class LinkPrefetchObserver {
         )
 
         prefetchCache.setLater(location.toString(), fetchRequest, this.#cacheTtl)
-
-        link.addEventListener("mouseleave", () => prefetchCache.clear(), { once: true })
       }
     }
   }
 
+  #tryToCancelPrefetchRequest = (event) => {
+    if (event.target === this.#linkToPrefetch) {
+      prefetchCache.clear()
+    }
+
+    this.#linkToPrefetch = null
+  }
+
   #tryToUsePrefetchedRequest = (event) => {
     if (event.target.tagName !== "FORM" && event.detail.fetchOptions.method === "get") {
       const cached = prefetchCache.get(event.detail.url.toString())
diff --git a/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js b/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
index 584d673ef..281f51083 100644
--- a/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
+++ b/src/tests/functional/link_prefetch_observer_tests.js
@@ -226,7 +226,15 @@ test("it resets the cache when a link is hovered", async ({ page }) => {
 
 test("it prefetches page on touchstart", async ({ page }) => {
   await goTo({ page, path: "/hover_to_prefetch.html" })
-  await assertPrefetchedOnTouchstart({ page, selector: "#anchor_for_prefetch" })
+
+  let requestMade = false
+  const link = page.locator("#anchor_for_prefetch")
+  page.on("request", (request) => (requestMade = true))
+
+  await link.tap()
+  await sleep(100)
+
+  assertRequestMade(requestMade)
 })
 
 test("it does not make a network request when clicking on a link that has been prefetched", async ({ page }) => {
@@ -248,26 +256,6 @@ test("it follows the link using the cached response when clicking on a link that
   assert.equal(await page.title(), "Prefetched Page")
 })
 
-const assertPrefetchedOnTouchstart = async ({ page, selector, callback }) => {
-  let requestMade = false
-
-  page.on("request", (request) => {
-    callback && callback(request)
-    requestMade = true
-  })
-
-  const selectorXY = await page.$eval(selector, (el) => {
-    const { x, y } = el.getBoundingClientRect()
-    return { x, y }
-  })
-
-  await page.touchscreen.tap(selectorXY.x, selectorXY.y)
-
-  await sleep(100)
-
-  assertRequestMade(requestMade)
-}
-
 const assertPrefetchedOnHover = async ({ page, selector, callback }) => {
   let requestMade = false